Chapter One: Back to Reality
"Ansem, it's time." I blinked, and then looked at my counterpart, or rather. myself.
"Time.?"
"To return to the real world."
Ansem opened his eyes partially to see a purple sky with dull, gray clouds. He frowned slightly, seeing that the sky was getting more distant. Then it hit him-he was falling. The man began screaming but was then silenced when he went crashing into the lake below. He frantically swam for the surface, and then gasped loudly, taking the fresh air. Ansem blinked a couple times, and then looked around, kicking his legs to stay afloat in the water.
"Wh-where am I.? Is this.real?" he asked himself, wading to shore, "I'm.alive."
Ansem climbed out of the lake, then shivered, feeling a cool breeze pass by. He looked down to see he was only in a pair of black spandex shorts, and then hugged himself to try and keep warm. The man looked around again, seeing that he was in a forest area-a park.
"Damn it. I have no idea where to go." Seeing a bench, he went over to it, sat down, and then sighed, "What's the use of existing if I only know my name?"
Nao walked through the Bar City National Park humming softly to herself. She yawned, covering her mouth with a black-gloved hand, then buttoned her black trench coat up all the way before tossing her gray scarf over her shoulder. She flapped her bat like wings a bit, and then began walking towards her favorite bench in the park, her black boots clanking against the cement path. The succubus stopped in her tracks when she saw a silver haired, half-naked man lying on her bench, shivering. She flapped her wings, then glided over to him.
Ansem's teeth chattered as he closed his eyes tight, trying to keep warm. Then again, what use was it to even try? He was wet and was only in a pair of spandex! All of a sudden, a warm substance covered him, causing him to open his eyes and to sit up. The man was then faced with a beautiful creature with purple bat like wings coming out of her back and miniature ones sticking out of her raven black hair. She was wearing a pair of black, thin-framed glasses over her crimson eyes, a gray scarf around her neck, along with a thick, gray, knitted turtleneck sweater. She has her legs crossed while reading a book, being that was she wearing a black skirt, black stockings and big, black boots that went up to her knees.
"Erm. Excuse me," Ansem began, intrigued by this mystical being before him, "Aren't you cold?"
"Interesting that you'd ask me that," she replied, slowly standing to her feet, "Since you're the one wearing spandex in the middle of July, which is our winter season."
"Yes. That is true. Anyway, may I ask what your name is?"
"Nao. Nao Nightingale, and yours is.?"
"Ansem."
"No last name?"
"Not that I can remember." Nao blinked, hearing that, then looked him. He did appear to be a new face, being that she was the daughter of Bar City's mayor so she knew just about everyone.
"Where are you from?"
"That's what I'd like to know." The succubus pushed her glasses up onto her nose, and then squinted her eyes. She knew what was going on. Ansem wasn't of this world. Not only that but he had been exposed to too much darkness, totally erasing his memories from his mind. Nao was amazed by the simple fact that he still knew his name!
The woman had done a great deal of studying darkness and had encountered a few people who were once apart of the darkness itself.
"So, I take it you're not of this world, huh?"
"Mmhmm."
"Well, Ansem, how about you stay at my place? I don't want to send you just anywhere!"
"If you insist," he replied softly, looking down at his bare feet. Neo smiled, stood to her feet, and then held her hand out to him. The man stared at her hand for a moment, and then grabbed it with his hand, causing the succubus's smile to grow.
"Well then. let's go!"
"Ansem, it's time." I blinked, and then looked at my counterpart, or rather. myself.
"Time.?"
"To return to the real world."
Ansem opened his eyes partially to see a purple sky with dull, gray clouds. He frowned slightly, seeing that the sky was getting more distant. Then it hit him-he was falling. The man began screaming but was then silenced when he went crashing into the lake below. He frantically swam for the surface, and then gasped loudly, taking the fresh air. Ansem blinked a couple times, and then looked around, kicking his legs to stay afloat in the water.
"Wh-where am I.? Is this.real?" he asked himself, wading to shore, "I'm.alive."
Ansem climbed out of the lake, then shivered, feeling a cool breeze pass by. He looked down to see he was only in a pair of black spandex shorts, and then hugged himself to try and keep warm. The man looked around again, seeing that he was in a forest area-a park.
"Damn it. I have no idea where to go." Seeing a bench, he went over to it, sat down, and then sighed, "What's the use of existing if I only know my name?"
Nao walked through the Bar City National Park humming softly to herself. She yawned, covering her mouth with a black-gloved hand, then buttoned her black trench coat up all the way before tossing her gray scarf over her shoulder. She flapped her bat like wings a bit, and then began walking towards her favorite bench in the park, her black boots clanking against the cement path. The succubus stopped in her tracks when she saw a silver haired, half-naked man lying on her bench, shivering. She flapped her wings, then glided over to him.
Ansem's teeth chattered as he closed his eyes tight, trying to keep warm. Then again, what use was it to even try? He was wet and was only in a pair of spandex! All of a sudden, a warm substance covered him, causing him to open his eyes and to sit up. The man was then faced with a beautiful creature with purple bat like wings coming out of her back and miniature ones sticking out of her raven black hair. She was wearing a pair of black, thin-framed glasses over her crimson eyes, a gray scarf around her neck, along with a thick, gray, knitted turtleneck sweater. She has her legs crossed while reading a book, being that was she wearing a black skirt, black stockings and big, black boots that went up to her knees.
"Erm. Excuse me," Ansem began, intrigued by this mystical being before him, "Aren't you cold?"
"Interesting that you'd ask me that," she replied, slowly standing to her feet, "Since you're the one wearing spandex in the middle of July, which is our winter season."
"Yes. That is true. Anyway, may I ask what your name is?"
"Nao. Nao Nightingale, and yours is.?"
"Ansem."
"No last name?"
"Not that I can remember." Nao blinked, hearing that, then looked him. He did appear to be a new face, being that she was the daughter of Bar City's mayor so she knew just about everyone.
"Where are you from?"
"That's what I'd like to know." The succubus pushed her glasses up onto her nose, and then squinted her eyes. She knew what was going on. Ansem wasn't of this world. Not only that but he had been exposed to too much darkness, totally erasing his memories from his mind. Nao was amazed by the simple fact that he still knew his name!
The woman had done a great deal of studying darkness and had encountered a few people who were once apart of the darkness itself.
"So, I take it you're not of this world, huh?"
"Mmhmm."
"Well, Ansem, how about you stay at my place? I don't want to send you just anywhere!"
"If you insist," he replied softly, looking down at his bare feet. Neo smiled, stood to her feet, and then held her hand out to him. The man stared at her hand for a moment, and then grabbed it with his hand, causing the succubus's smile to grow.
"Well then. let's go!"